| Founded | 1967 (since 2002 in its current format) |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia (AFC) |
| Number of teams | 45 (total) 32 (group stage) |
| Qualifier for | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Related competitions | AFC Cup |
| Current champions | Ulsan Hyundai (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Pohang Steelers (3 titles) |
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History
- 1967–2002: Asian Club Championship
- 2002–present: AFC Champions League
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Pohang Steelers | 3 |
| Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | 3 |
| Esteghlal | 2 |
| Seongnam FC | 2 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 |
| Thai Farmers Bank | 2 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 |
| Al-Sadd | 2 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2 |
| Jubilo Iwata | 1 |
| Al-Ain | 1 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 1 |
| Busan IPark | 1 |
| JEF United Chiba | 1 |
| Tokyo Verdy | 1 |
| PAS Tehran | 1 |
| Gamba Osaka | 1 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 |
| Kashima Antlers | 1 |
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Hapoel Tel Aviv Yosef Merimovich | 2–1 Dani Borsuk, Yaakov Rachminovich / Aslim | Selangor |
| 1969 | Maccabi Tel Aviv Yosef Merimovich | 1–0 | Yangzee FC |
| 1970 | Taj Tehran Zdravko Rajkov | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 1971 | Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Halivner | w/o | Al-Shorta |
| 1972 | Cancelled | ||
| 1985–86 | Daewoo Royals Chang Woon-soo | 3–1 | Al-Ahli |
| 1986 | Furukawa Electric Eijun Kiyokumo | RR | Al-Hilal |
| 1987 | Yomiuri FC George Yonashiro | w/o | Al-Hilal |
| w/o | Yomiuri FC | ||
| 1988–89 | Al-Sadd | 3–2 | Al-Rasheed |
| 1–0 | Al-Sadd | ||
| 1989–90 | Liaoning FC | 1–2 | Nissan Yokohama FC |
| 1–1 | Liaoning FC | ||
| 1990–91 | Esteghlal | 2–1 | Liaoning FC |
| 1991 | Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Esteghlal |
| 1992–93 | PAS Tehran | 1–0 | Al-Shabab |
| 1993–94 | Thai Farmers Bank | 2–1 | Oman Club |
| 1994–95 | Thai Farmers Bank | 1–0 | Al-Arabi |
| 1995 | Ilhwa Chunma | 1–0 | Al-Nassr |
| 1996–97 | Pohang Steelers | 2–1 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
| 1997–98 | Pohang Steelers | 0–0 | Dalian Wanda |
| 1998–99 | Júbilo Iwata | 2–1 | Esteghlal |
| 1999–2000 | Al-Hilal Anghel Iordanescu | 3–2 Sergio Ricardo (3) / Masashi Nakayama, Naohiro Takahara | Júbilo Iwata |
| 2000–01 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–0 | Júbilo Iwata |
| 2001–02 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–0 | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
| AFC Champions League era (2002–present) | |||
| 2002–03 | Al-Ain | 2–0 Salem Jojar, Mohammed Omar | BEC Tero Sasana |
| 1–0 Therdsak Chaiman | Al-Ain | ||
| 2004 | Al-Ittihad Dragan Talajiç | 1–3 Redha Hassan Tukar / Denis Laktionov, Kim Do Hoon, Jang Hak Young | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| 0–5 Redha Hassan Tukar, Mohammed Noor, Hamza Idris (2), Manaf Eid Abushgeer | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2005 | Al-Ittihad Anghel Iordanescu | 4–2 Mohammed Noor, Mohammed Kallon, Joseph Desiree Job, Ahmad Al Dokhi / Shehab Ahmed, Luis Tejada | Al-Ain |
| 1–1 Mohammed Kallon / Ali Msarri | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2006 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-hee | 2–0 Raphael Jose Botti, Yeom Ki Hun | Al-Karamah |
| 2–1 Ze Carlos / Iyad Mando, Mohannad İbrahim | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| 2007 | Urawa Red Diamonds Holger Osieck | 2–0 Yuichiro Nagai, Yuki Abe | Sepahan |
| 1–1 Robson Ponte / Mahmoud Karimi | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| 2008 | Gamba Osaka Akira Nishino | 3–0 Lucas Severino, Yasuhito Endo, Michihiro Yasuda | Adelaide United |
| 0–2 Lucas Severino (2) | Gamba Osaka | ||
| 2009 | Pohang Steelers Sergio Farias | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad |
| 2010 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Shin Tae-Yong | 3–1 | Zob Ahan |
| 2011 | Al-Sadd Jorge Fossati | 2–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 2012 | Ulsan Hyundai Kim Go Hon | 3–0 Kwak Tae-Hwi, Rafinha, Kim Seung-Yong | Al-Ahli |
| 2013 | Guangzhou Evergrande Marcello Lippi | 2–2 Elkeson De Oliveira, Gao Lin / Sergio Escudero,Dejan Damjanoviç | FC Seoul |
| 1–1 Elkeson De Oliveira / Dejan Damjanoviç | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||
| 2014 | Western Sydney Wanderers Tony Popovich | 1–0 Tomi Juriç | Al-Hilal |
| 0–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| 2015 | Guangzhou Evergrande Luiz Felipe Scolari | 0–0 | Al-Ahli |
| 1–0 Elkeson De Oliveira | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||
| 2016 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Choi Kang-hee | 2–1 Leonardo (2) / Danilo Asprilla | Al-Ain |
| 1–1 Han Kyo-won / Lee Myung Joo | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| 2017 | Urawa Red Diamonds Takafumi Hori | 1–1 Rafael Silva / Omar Kharbin | Al-Hilal |
| 1–0 Rafael Silva | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| 2018 | Kashima Antlers Go Oiwa | 2–0 Leo Silva, Serginho | Persepolis |
| 0–0 | Kashima Antlers | ||
| 2019 | Al-Hilal Răzvan Lucescu | 1-0 André Carrillo | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 0-2 Salem Al-Dawsari, Bafétimbi Gomis | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2020 | Ulsan Hyundai Kim Do-hoon | 2-1 Júnior Negrão (2) / Mehdi Abdi | Persepolis FC |
| 2021 |